Dear Juno and Anyone Else Who May Find Themselves in this Situation,
My name is Scott and I am a senior at Foothill Technology High School. I have the utmost respect for your decision, but I have a few things I’d like to say about it. Honestly your story doesn't seem that abnormal to me because I dated a girl a few years ago who now has a one year old son as a senior in high school.
First of all I would like to point out the fact that abortion is an extremely controversial topic that will always be argued over because there really isn’t a “correct” answer. Juno, at first when you found out that you were pregnant you thought that you would have an abortion for sure because you’re obviously way too young to have a child. It didn't seem to be a very big deal to you or your friend who had also had an abortion, as it was very legal where you lived. However once you got to the abortion clinic you changed your mind because you heard that the “child” inside of your womb already had fingernails. Why were these fingernails such a big deal to you? It made you really look at the situation differently and realize that there really is a human being inside of you. You had such easy access to an abortion due to Roe v Wade and the 14th Amendment which overturned all laws in the US that prevented women from being able to take action and do as they wish with their own bodies (privacy).
Personally I think women should be able to make whatever decision they think is the best for their own specific circumstance. No two people have exactly the same story, and in some cases a baby could be brought up in an extremely bad environment. Also some pregnancies are a result from rape or incest, and it is with these cases that I see abortion as appropriate. A baby that is derived from incest will most likely be mutated in some way, shape, or form, causing them to have to live their life being viciously teased and harassed. If this baby was never born then it would have had to gone through such an agonizing life. Abortion should only be an option in very extreme cases and I pray that the number of abortions will go down in numbers as time goes on.
If I were in your shoes and found out that my girlfriend was pregnant, I would most likely be at her doorstep begging her to consider an abortion. Since the baby would be thriving in her body, obviously I have no place to tell her what to do. As much as I wish I could say that I would want to keep the baby or have it adopted, I have such high expectations for myself and my future that I wouldn't be able to let these dreams be unreachable because I would have to enter parenthood early or live with the fact that my son or daughter that I have no relations with. Having a baby would effect my future drastically even though it might not end up being in a negative way. At this point and age I think I would try to convince my girlfriend to get an abortion, as sad as it makes me to admit it.
Juno, you decided to carry the baby for the 40 weeks and then give the baby up for adoption. This very wise choice that you made not only saved the life of an innocent child, but made Vanessa happier than words can describe. I believe that you definitely made the right decision not just because I like the idea of adoption, but because you took a step back from the situation that you were in and analyzed it thoroughly before you made your decision. I think that if more people that find themselves in a similar situation to yours and take a long time to think about their decision before making it, then there would be far fewer abortions taking place around the world. Rash decisions almost never lead you down a good path, but logic and analysis do the opposite and tend to guide you down the path that you really want to go down.
The final point I would like to make about abortion and why I don’t completely oppose it is that if abortions were illegal throughout the world, then those who want one will do whatever it takes to get one. What I mean by this is that in my 12th grade government class we read about girls who were afraid to get their parent’s consent for an abortion and instead got what’s called a “back alley abortion”. This is when they get an abortion by someone who most likely isn’t licensed to do so and the materials and tool that are used are filthy with bacteria. Many girls die from these back alley abortions and that is what leads me to believe that girls will do whatever it takes to get abortions, even if they’re illegal.
Thank you so much Juno for making the correct decision for the situation that you were in by logically thinking about the situation rather than rashly doing something that you’d later regret. Hopefully many whom find themselves in your situation can learn from the way you handled this delicate circumstance.
My name is Scott and I am a senior at Foothill Technology High School. I have the utmost respect for your decision, but I have a few things I’d like to say about it. Honestly your story doesn't seem that abnormal to me because I dated a girl a few years ago who now has a one year old son as a senior in high school.
First of all I would like to point out the fact that abortion is an extremely controversial topic that will always be argued over because there really isn’t a “correct” answer. Juno, at first when you found out that you were pregnant you thought that you would have an abortion for sure because you’re obviously way too young to have a child. It didn't seem to be a very big deal to you or your friend who had also had an abortion, as it was very legal where you lived. However once you got to the abortion clinic you changed your mind because you heard that the “child” inside of your womb already had fingernails. Why were these fingernails such a big deal to you? It made you really look at the situation differently and realize that there really is a human being inside of you. You had such easy access to an abortion due to Roe v Wade and the 14th Amendment which overturned all laws in the US that prevented women from being able to take action and do as they wish with their own bodies (privacy).
Personally I think women should be able to make whatever decision they think is the best for their own specific circumstance. No two people have exactly the same story, and in some cases a baby could be brought up in an extremely bad environment. Also some pregnancies are a result from rape or incest, and it is with these cases that I see abortion as appropriate. A baby that is derived from incest will most likely be mutated in some way, shape, or form, causing them to have to live their life being viciously teased and harassed. If this baby was never born then it would have had to gone through such an agonizing life. Abortion should only be an option in very extreme cases and I pray that the number of abortions will go down in numbers as time goes on.
If I were in your shoes and found out that my girlfriend was pregnant, I would most likely be at her doorstep begging her to consider an abortion. Since the baby would be thriving in her body, obviously I have no place to tell her what to do. As much as I wish I could say that I would want to keep the baby or have it adopted, I have such high expectations for myself and my future that I wouldn't be able to let these dreams be unreachable because I would have to enter parenthood early or live with the fact that my son or daughter that I have no relations with. Having a baby would effect my future drastically even though it might not end up being in a negative way. At this point and age I think I would try to convince my girlfriend to get an abortion, as sad as it makes me to admit it.
Juno, you decided to carry the baby for the 40 weeks and then give the baby up for adoption. This very wise choice that you made not only saved the life of an innocent child, but made Vanessa happier than words can describe. I believe that you definitely made the right decision not just because I like the idea of adoption, but because you took a step back from the situation that you were in and analyzed it thoroughly before you made your decision. I think that if more people that find themselves in a similar situation to yours and take a long time to think about their decision before making it, then there would be far fewer abortions taking place around the world. Rash decisions almost never lead you down a good path, but logic and analysis do the opposite and tend to guide you down the path that you really want to go down.
The final point I would like to make about abortion and why I don’t completely oppose it is that if abortions were illegal throughout the world, then those who want one will do whatever it takes to get one. What I mean by this is that in my 12th grade government class we read about girls who were afraid to get their parent’s consent for an abortion and instead got what’s called a “back alley abortion”. This is when they get an abortion by someone who most likely isn’t licensed to do so and the materials and tool that are used are filthy with bacteria. Many girls die from these back alley abortions and that is what leads me to believe that girls will do whatever it takes to get abortions, even if they’re illegal.
Thank you so much Juno for making the correct decision for the situation that you were in by logically thinking about the situation rather than rashly doing something that you’d later regret. Hopefully many whom find themselves in your situation can learn from the way you handled this delicate circumstance.
Sincerely,
Scott Hamlet